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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 14, 2001 Sports Cowgirls take 3rd at state The Kanab Cowgirls came They pushed their lead to 10 back from Cedar City last Sat- points at the half, Manti urday with a third place trophy cut the lead to six points late in at the State Basketball the third, before frosh Sam Hamblin hit two baskets in a Championships. After mowing down Manti, row to put the lead back to 10 1 their first round opponent, with one period points, on Thursday, the Cowgirls left to play. With three minutes faced top ranked Beaver on Fri- left in the game, an Amanda day. Kanab led the Beavers by Cooper jumper pushed the lead 6 before a to 14 points, three at the half, Beathird Besides the Amanda quarter gave poor Coopers 22, vers a 40-3- 5 advantage. The sister Sarah played a strong Cowgirls tied it up at 40-4- 0 one game, contributing 10 points. minute into the final frame. They Jamie Hamblin played a great floor game and scored five. tied them once more at that was as close as they would Bobbie Sue Ramsay and Sam get as Beaver made the free Hamblin netted four each and throws down the stretch to win Tasha Larsen added three. On Saturday afternoon, Larsen was in foul trouble early the Cowgirls defeated South and was also battling a flu bug. In the big battle with Beaver, Summit for the second time this the eventual state champion year to take third place. In the tournament opener, jun- Beavers connected on 33 of 45 ior Amanda Cooper came out free throws to spoil the Cowgirls smoking, scoring 18 of her team goal of a state championship. high 22 points in the first half. Meanwhile, Kanab made 13 of Kanab jumped out to a 1 23 from the charity stripe. lead after one quarter of action. Tasha Larsen led the Cowgirls with 13 points. The Cooper girls were right behind, with Sarah netting 12 and Amanda 11. Jamie Hamblin added five and Katy Stirland four. Continued from Page 14 Both teams started out cold, each only scoring five points with erased him at third, Begay of popped out to first for the second in the first seven minutes the A 10 footer Sarah Cooper out. Simmons followed with a game. a nice drive the baseline, along walk, then Wheatley ripped a double to put runners on second down the lane by Larsen and and third. The rain started pour- two free throws by Amanda Coothe Cowgirls an 11-- 6 ing, causing the umpires to call per gave a rain delay. After about 20 min- lead. A Beaver basket with11--:04 utes, with the rain easing up, left ill the quarter made it Four Beaver free throws and play was resumed in an attempt to get in five full innings to make one by Amanda had the game the lead seesawed it an official game. Crandall tied at back and forth for the rest of the popped out to the pitcher to end the Lynx at bat. In the Seligman second frame. A Larsen basket with :18 left gave half of the fifth inning, they had in the lane 29-2- 4 lead. Beaver hit Kanab a one man reach base on a Fredonia error, but they were two free throws and the Cowunable to knock him in, and girls took a three point lead into Simmons had the no hit shutout. At the plate for the day, Richard Wheatley went three for seven, with two doubles and a single, driving in three runs. Nate Tait went two for six, with a single and a homer, while get30-2- 0. 2-- A 52-4- 29-2- 2, 50-3- 6, 42-4- 61-5- 42-3- 2. 2. 16-1- Lynx 8. 12-1- ting three RBIs. Justin Anderson collected three hits, a single, triple and home run, while driving in one run in five official Marcus Begay went two for five, driving in two runs. Considering the little amount of good weather the Lynx have had to practice in, they loked very good. The big question good is Seligman? Over the last few years, they have not done much in baseball. This week, Grand Canyon will be in town for a doubleheader. Game times are 1 and 3 p.m. on Friday, March 16, weather permitting. Come on out and enjoy some 2. the locker room. Beaver took the lead in the first minute and a half on two free throws and a 9 breakaway layup for a lead. After another Beaver free throw, Sarah Cooper tied the A big turning game at point came at the 4:36 mark 30-2- 31-3- 1. when Amanda Cooper picked up her fourth foul. She had to sit out the rest ofthe third period. A Sarah Cooper jumper with four left minutes the gave Cowgirls their last lead at Three Kanab turnovers led to six Beaver points and they had a five point lead 40-3- 5 heading into the fourth quarter. Sarah Cooper also picked up her fourth foul with 1:14 left in the third to put the Cowgirls in seri35-3- ous trouble. After Jamie Hamblin drilled a three-point15 seconds into the final period, Larsen stole the ball and Sarah Cooper hit a 15 footer to tie the game at game was a three point game with a minute left before the Cowgirls were forced to foul and Beaver didnt miss many on their way to a 2 victory. In the third place game, Kanab had a rematch with the north region top seed South Summit. Tasha Larsen was on fire, scoring 29 points to lead the CowLarsen girls to victory canned five in the game. Amanda Cooper added 10 and Sarah Cooper six, while Katy Stirland and Jamie Hamblin had five apiece. The Cowgirlsjumped out to a 10 point lead in the first At the halftime period, 17-break Kanab led 25-1They had to hold off a South Summit rally at the end to get the W. The girls connected on 81 of their free throws, making 21 of 26. The Cowgirls finished an excellent season with a 17-- 7 record. Great job girls! In the championship game, Beaver hung on to edge Enterprise 5 to claim the title. The Wolves suffered their third loss of the season to Beaver by two points. Enterprise did manage one eight point victory over the Beavers in the region er 40-40.T- he 61-5- 57-5- three-pointe- 3. rs 3. 47-4- good baseball. . . ' . 4 2nd Annual' m t fc w ' r-- 4UI r IViL , ; ' ; Sarah Schmutz has been named to the 2A All State Drill Team. She was one of 20 selected from across, the state. She is currently Drill Mistress of the Kanab High School Larriettes. Congratulations Sarah! - m I i Invitational v state drill team Amanda Cooper shoots for two of her game against Beaver. 11 points in the Cowgirls semi-fin- al 7. at-bat- s. is-ho- 4. ' , The 2nd Annual Kanab Track Invitational will be held on March 24 with events getting underway at 9 a.m. Come and support your local high school. Anyone willing to help out pha:e contact Ken Brown cr Karen. Kelly. Kanab 1 0K Run & Walk Dig out your running and walking shoes! May 12th, Mothers Day weekend, is set for the 15th Annual Kanab 10K.- - This could be the excuse you were looking for to shake off the winter doldrums and start shaping up for spring and summer activities. The Kanab lOKis, of course, a 10 kilometer run which translates to about 6.2 miles. If running is not your style, enter to walk. The lOKhas been a great community activity. Start your training and keep your eyes peeled for the opportunity to register later this month. To help with the event or for questions call 5 or Linda at Krista at 2 to or send an kanabshiloinns.com. See our web site at www.kaneutah.com 644-262- 644-256- ail http:www.kaneutah.com under events. Kanab Baseball Registration Monday 319 and Tuesday 320 6 pm KES Gym 3-- yrs) - $20 MinorsMajors 2 yrs) - $25 Seniors (13 - 14 yrs) - $40 T-B- all (6-- 8 (8-1- Birth certificates required League Age is as of 812001 $5 off 2nd child enrolled in MinorMajors only |